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Roya

girls’ nameAt its peakCompare

Roya is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 60 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.

Rank in 2024
outside the top 1,000
Births in 2024
600.00% of girls
Peak year
202373 births
Best rank
never in the top 1,000
Since 1955
1,545people given the name
Babies named Roya, by year of birthgirls
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The story in the numbers

1,545 girls have been named Roya in the United States since 1955, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2023, with 73 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2023, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2004, and the 2010s alone account for 25%.

By decade

Decadegirls named Roya
1950s19
1960s42
1970s99
1980s234
1990s275
2000s219
2010s392
2020s265

In 2023, its biggest year

Roya was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five girls’ names of 2023 were Olivia, Emma, Charlotte, Amelia and Sophia. See all of 2023.

Names that rose and fell with Roya

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.